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Technext industry analysis helps you see beyond the headlines by following the news behind the news, following through, revealing what is in-between and pointing out what is evident but not glaring.
Why Nigerian telcos won’t be shutting down 2G and 3G anytime soon despite the emergence of 4G and 5G
4G and 5G rendered older generations like 2G and 3G archaic and probably in need of shutting down for good
Job seekers adjust as data shows interest in AI jobs is now 4x higher than crypto jobs
2022 was the year of the Metaverse and 2023, although still halfway, is already acclaimed as the year…
Nigerian bank customers lost N472m across 12,553 fraud cases in Q1 2023
In its latest report on banking fraud and forgeries, the Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) has revealed that…
African startups raised $1.43bn in H1 2023, a 53% YoY decline
African startups raised $1.43 billion in H1 2023 159 deals, 53% less than in H1 2022, which was $3.1…
With a 83% gain, data shows Bitcoin was more profitable than every other asset in H1 2023
A report retrieved from Wu Blockchain has shown that Bitcoin was the best-performing asset in the first six…
Triple-A data says 22 million Nigerians own crypto: here is why that figure is far fetched
Nigerians, especially the younger demographic, are in love with cryptocurrencies. That’s no longer news. In Nigeria, the nascent…
OPay and MoniePoint dominate Nigeria’s agency banking, control 57.8% of 1.5m POS agents
OPay presently controls Nigeria’s largest agency banking network according to a report on the Nigerian Financial Services Market by…
$2.8bn for climate change startups in Africa in 5 years, but will funding get better?
You would be surprised, or not, that Africans understand climate change and its implications. But, don’t be surprised…
15 African countries ranked among the top 100 global tech ecosystems
The top three tech ecosystems in the top 30 global ecosystems and 10 runners-up ranking have maintained their…
NFT trading declines by 50%, and here’s why marketplaces’ latest strategy won’t work
A few months ago, NFTs were the next big thing after the Metaverse. It was the era of…
